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Private security guards plead not guilty to battery after Coeur d’Alene town hall dragging

by KAYE THORNBRUGH
Staff Writer | May 13, 2025 1:09 AM

COEUR d’ALENE — The private security guards who dragged a Post Falls woman out of the Coeur d’Alene High School auditorium during a chaotic legislative town hall have pleaded not guilty to multiple misdemeanor charges, according to court records.

Paul Trouette, Russell Dunne, Christofer Berg and Jesse Jones, all of whom are associated with the security firm Lear Asset Management, are charged with the misdemeanor crimes of battery and false imprisonment. The men were also cited for security agent uniform violations and security agent duties violations. 

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